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SANTA FE, N.M. – One of six New Mexico high school football players accused of sodomizing younger teammates with broomsticks during a preseason camp has been sentenced to two years probation.
Santiago Armijo avoided time behind bars when state District Judge James Hall ruled Friday in Santa Fe that the 17-year-old boy's involvement in the attacks last August was less than the other five assailants.
Armijo and one other boy reached plea agreements.
He pleaded no contest to two counts of attempted criminal sexual penetration and one count of conspiracy. Several other counts were dropped as part of the deal. He could have been sent to a juvenile facility until the age of 21.
The other four pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial.
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Santiago Armijo avoided time behind bars when state District Judge James Hall ruled Friday in Santa Fe that the 17-year-old boy's involvement in the attacks last August was less than the other five assailants.
Armijo and one other boy reached plea agreements.
He pleaded no contest to two counts of attempted criminal sexual penetration and one count of conspiracy. Several other counts were dropped as part of the deal. He could have been sent to a juvenile facility until the age of 21.
The other four pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial.
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